Karina

Ms Karina Garcia

Licensed Associate Professional Counselor

“I provides services for anxiety, complex trauma, and other mental health challenges. I will work with you on utilizing your resources, strengths, and skills to overcome challenges and work through setbacks. Self-growth is a continuous process. Take the first step towards a happier and healthier you!”

About Me

When life brings anxiety, complex trauma, or other mental health challenges, I offer a space to explore them. I believe in your inherent ability to navigate difficulties, and our work will focus on uncovering your unique resources, strengths, and skills. Together, we can build resilience and move through setbacks. This collaborative approach helps you cultivate continuous self-growth towards a happier, healthier you.

Approach

When difficult memories or persistent worry come up, I focus on how we move through them together—slow, steady, and guided by what feels manageable for you. In my Alexandria office or via secure online sessions in English or Spanish, we blend brief, practical skill work with gentle reprocessing so moments in-session translate to calmer days outside therapy. You'll leave with concrete tools to use between meetings and a clearer sense of your options. This approach often fits adults navigating trauma, stress, or life changes.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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Works With:

  • Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Cross-Cultural

    The psychological challenges of living between two or more cultures, including identity conflicts, acculturation stress, and difficulties with belonging.

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Licensed Associate Professional Counselor

    A professional counselor completing supervised clinical hours toward full independent licensure.

Credentials

Registrations

Virginia Board of Counseling

Counsellor

Qualifications

Marymount University

Service Areas

Multicultural Career Center

In-person & Online

Alexandria, Virginia

United States